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Old 09-27-2010, 04:17 PM   #170
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Originally Posted by MacEachaidh View Post

The Chicago Manual caused a bit of a stir with its most recent edition by reversing this position and siding with the Brit publications. Whether publications et al will change their habits to match remains to be seen.
And students will find that they have to use whatever Style Guide their school, university and/or professor says to use. There are around 6 different guides. I had one professor require CMS and another MLA. Not sure what are the differences.

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Eg, a British reader would have no problem with "Can I bum a fag off you, mate?" but I don't think that works for a US reader.

-Tim
Probably wouldnt work for schools. They may ban it.

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